This chapter assumes the CDS servers are already installed and takes you through the next steps toward configuring and monitoring the CDS.

Initially Configuring the Devices

You must initially configure the Content Delivery Engines (CDEs) before they can participate in the CDS network. The CDE that runs the TV Content Delivery System Manager (CDSM) must be initialized first so that the CDEs running the Streamers and Vaults, and optionally Caching Nodes, or the ISVs can communicate with it. For more information about initially configuring the CDEs, see the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router ISM Line Card Hardware Installation Guide , or the Cisco TV CDS 2.2 Installation, Upgrade, and Maintenance Guide for the Cisco ISM (Integrated Service Module) Line Card .

Initial configuration of your CDEs includes basic network configuration settings to provide connectivity to the CDSM. After the CDEs are configured with these settings you can use the CDSM to configure and manage all the servers in the CDS.

Tip To navigate within the CDSM, click one of the navigation bar options (for example, Maintain), then one of the tab options (for example, Users), and then one of the left-panel menu options (for example, Add Users). Navigational directions in procedures are written as in the following example:Choose Maintain > Users > Add Users.

Logging Out

To log out of the CDSM from any page, click Logout at the upper-right part of the page. See Figure 2-2.

Figure 2-2 Logging Out

Initializing the CDS and Activating the Optional Features

Initial configuration of your CDS includes selecting the CServer version, the installation type, and other parameters that must be configured before you can continue the configuration process.

If the Media Scheduler or Ingest Manager are part of your deployment, you need to activate these features.

To initialize your CDS or activate the Media Scheduler and Ingest Manager, do the following:

Step 1 Log in to the CDSM as admin , or use another user account that has master access.

b. In the New User and Password fields, enter the user name and password for this account.

c. From the Access drop-down list, choose Engineering .

d. Click Add User .

Step 3 Log out of the CDSM, and log in as the user with the engineering access level that you specified in Step 2. The CDSM Setup page is displayed.

Step 4 Choose the options for your deployment and click Submit . For more information about the fields on this page, see the “CDSM or VVIM Setup” section.

Step 5 Scroll down to the Media Scheduler section, and click the ON radio button next to the Media Scheduler field.

Step 6 In the Activation Key field, enter the software access key from your Right to Use Notification for the Content Delivery Application Media Scheduler (CDAMS) product.

Step 7 In the Importer/Transformer Type field, choose either OCN or SA Tribune . The Importer/Transformer Type specifies the expected EPG format, the fields for the Input Channels page, and the expected ADI metadata.

Step 8 Scroll down to the Ingest Manager section, and click the ON radio button next to the Ingest Manager field.

Step 9 In the Activation Key field, enter the software access key from your Right to Use Notification for the Content Delivery Application Ingest Manager (CDAIM) product.

The tab options are used to select the applicable level. In the Configure and Monitor pages, the tab option selected determines whether the configuration or monitoring applies to the system as a whole, to the array level, or to a specific server.

Using Online Help

Online help is available in the CDSM. You can use it by clicking on the Help button in the upper-right corner of any of the pages.

Context-sensitive help is provided for the page you are viewing.

The CDSM offers several levels of help:

Each page of the CDSM includes some basic help, normally displayed in the main panel.

The Help button displays context-sensitive help presented in a separate browser window. The content of this page is different depending on the page of the CDSM you are viewing when you click Help . After inside the help system you can move around to view different topics by using a variety of navigation tools:

– Back/forward page buttons

– Links within the page contents

– Table of Contents, accessed through the navigation panel at the left of the page.

– Contents icon shows and hides the Table of Contents.

– Print icon prints the page you are viewing.

From the Help window, you can display the full Cisco TV CDS 2.4 RTSP Software Configuration Guide for the Cisco ISM (Integrated Service Module) Line Card by clicking the View PDF button.

Configuration Workflows

After you have completed the initial installation and configuration of the CDEs for the CDS and you have verified connectivity to the CDSM, you are ready to configure the CDS for content delivery. The configuration workflow consists of one ore more of the following:

1.If the Stream Destination feature is enabled, the QAM Gateway page and Headend Setup page are replaced with the Stream Destination page. For more information, see the “Configuring Stream Destinations” section.

The other configuration settings, DNS settings, and so on, can be configured in any order.

VVI Workflow

The Virtual Video Infrastructure can be centrally managed or can use split-domain management.

Central Management Workflow

Table 2-2 lists the basic tasks, in the recommended order, for configuring the VVI with central management for content delivery with references to the associated sections in each chapter.

2.If the Stream Destination feature is enabled, the QAM Gateway page and Headend Setup page are replaced with the Stream Destination page. For more information, see the “Configuring Stream Destinations” section.

The other configuration settings, DNS settings, and so on, can be configured in any order.

Split-Domain Management Workflow

Table 2-3 lists the basic tasks, in the recommended order, for configuring the VVI with split-domain management (VVIM and Stream Manger) for content delivery with references to the associated sections in each chapter. For more information, see the “Network Design,” and the “CDSM or VVIM Setup” section.

3.If the Stream Destination feature is enabled, the QAM Gateway page and Headend Setup page are replaced with the Stream Destination page. For more information, see the “Configuring Stream Destinations” section.

The other configuration settings, DNS settings, and so on, can be configured in any order.

TV MediaX Configuration Workflow

Table 2-4 lists the basic tasks for configuring the TV MediaX Suite CDA with references to the associated sections in each chapter.

Table 2-4 TV MediaX Configuration Workflow

Task

Where to Find More Information

Specify the data feed import type used to populate the Media Scheduler, and the transformer type used to process the ADI metadata.